Clarify a few details about iostat(8) behavior:

- The default repeat count for iostat(8) is 1 unless there
  was a -w on the command line.

- A -x display doesn't include TTY or CPU stats by default
  but they can be turned on with a -T or -C, respectively.

Submitted by:	arundel (initial version)
Reviewed by:	arundel
MFC after:	1 week
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Yaroslav Tykhiy 2010-11-24 00:05:19 +00:00
parent 9d37e15722
commit 43b98c2b52

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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
.\"
.\" @(#)iostat.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\"
.Dd April 17, 2006
.Dd November 24, 2010
.Dt IOSTAT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -102,11 +102,18 @@ Repeat the display
times.
If no repeat
.Ar count
is specified, the default is infinity.
is specified, the default depends on whether
.Fl w
is specified.
With
.Fl w
the default repeat count is infinity, otherwise it is 1.
.It Fl C
Display CPU statistics.
This is on by default, unless
.Fl d
or
.Fl x
is specified.
.It Fl d
Display only device statistics.
@ -231,6 +238,8 @@ output, up to the number of devices that can be displayed in
Display TTY statistics.
This is on by default, unless
.Fl d
or
.Fl x
is specified.
.It Fl w
Pause
@ -255,6 +264,11 @@ so your mileage may vary.
.It Fl x
Show extended disk statistics.
Each disk is displayed on a line of its own with all available statistics.
If this flag is turned on, only disk statistics will be displayed, unless
.Fl C
or
.Fl T
is also specified to enable the display of CPU or TTY statistics.
.It Fl z
If
.Fl x